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Alice Minchin

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Alice Ethel Minchin (5 November 1889 – 26 July 1966) was a New Zealand teacher and librarian. She was born in Waihou, near Panguru, New Zealand, on 5 November 1889.[1] In 1917 she was appointed as the first librarian at the Auckland University College Library, a position she held until 1945.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Enid A. "Alice Ethel Minchin". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Alice Minchin, 1889-1966, first Librarian, Auckland University College Library. | Manuscripts and Archives – The University of Auckland Library". archives.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Brief history of the collections | The University of Auckland - Libraries and Learning Services". www.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2020.